Most Common Surnames in Cross River, With Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Cross River

Forebears knows about 48,048 unique surnames in Cross River and there are 73 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Okon	98,141	1:36	26.23%	54
2	Bassey	83,261	1:42	31.36%	80
3	Akpan	79,178	1:45	12.55%	30
4	Effiong	55,125	1:64	26.00%	102
5	Edet	52,716	1:67	29.35%	120
6	Etim	50,360	1:70	26.25%	110
7	Udo	45,398	1:78	12.70%	60
8	Asuquo	43,560	1:81	36.15%	189
9	Ogar	35,144	1:100	74.06%	490
10	Odey	31,019	1:114	66.86%	504
11	Sunday	24,623	1:143	3.84%	29
12	Udoh	23,392	1:151	13.52%	130
13	Ekpo	23,072	1:153	25.12%	259
14	John	22,555	1:156	3.11%	23
15	Eyo	22,353	1:158	35.43%	363
16	Inyang	22,347	1:158	23.18%	243
17	Edem	21,255	1:166	15.92%	169
18	Essien	20,391	1:173	20.08%	235
19	Otu	19,555	1:180	40.00%	481
20	Ekpenyong	19,352	1:182	40.51%	487
21	Agbor	17,497	1:202	67.03%	812
22	James	17,332	1:203	4.02%	42
23	Oko	17,044	1:207	23.80%	325
24	Umoh	16,863	1:209	14.47%	195
25	Ofem	16,256	1:217	73.05%	906
26	Obi	15,158	1:233	4.74%	66
27	Effiom	14,459	1:244	76.98%	1,035
28	Archibong	13,495	1:261	27.01%	473
29	Peter	13,202	1:267	3.60%	57
30	Ita	13,111	1:269	51.28%	823
31	Emmanuel	12,679	1:278	2.75%	38
32	Egbe	12,397	1:284	29.25%	559
33	Ekanem	12,072	1:292	19.60%	374
34	Eteng	11,992	1:294	80.48%	1,226
35	Ubi	11,629	1:303	74.91%	1,192
36	Ushie	11,587	1:304	72.09%	1,151
37	Abang	11,379	1:310	61.57%	1,051
38	Adie	10,782	1:327	77.62%	1,294
39	David	10,553	1:334	3.25%	64
40	Okoi	10,542	1:334	74.18%	1,272
41	Joseph	10,500	1:336	2.40%	41
42	Ekpe	9,748	1:362	32.17%	722
43	Samuel	9,567	1:369	2.33%	45
44	Nyong	8,762	1:402	30.51%	752
45	Bisong	8,693	1:406	78.58%	1,550
46	Daniel	8,650	1:408	2.65%	63
47	Udofia	8,474	1:416	14.76%	412
48	Ukpong	7,947	1:444	16.19%	479
49	Obeten	7,888	1:447	79.25%	1,683
50	Eze	7,781	1:453	1.14%	25
51	Omini	7,707	1:457	75.12%	1,640
52	Okoro	7,579	1:465	1.87%	50
53	Etta	7,504	1:470	75.53%	1,688
54	Ekong	7,462	1:473	18.28%	581
55	Enang	7,307	1:483	51.91%	1,282
56	Ikpi	7,238	1:487	74.89%	1,715
57	Offiong	7,163	1:492	45.51%	1,176
58	Johnson	7,051	1:500	3.86%	118
59	Tom	6,977	1:505	13.75%	468
60	Ewa	6,753	1:522	35.67%	1,030
61	Ojong	6,310	1:559	90.35%	2,202
62	Ibiang	6,289	1:561	79.58%	1,992
62	Odu	6,289	1:561	21.17%	739
64	Arikpo	6,129	1:575	85.16%	2,153
65	Moses	6,017	1:586	2.46%	88
66	Kalu	5,921	1:595	3.26%	119
67	Usang	5,815	1:606	75.78%	2,035
68	Eno	5,793	1:609	43.49%	1,339
69	Okpa	5,783	1:610	52.95%	1,570
70	Jacob	5,676	1:621	3.93%	161
71	Onah	5,665	1:622	9.45%	384
72	George	5,511	1:640	5.33%	226
73	Ben	5,431	1:649	10.02%	445
74	Monday	5,420	1:651	3.09%	128
75	Inah	5,319	1:663	62.13%	1,883
76	Agba	5,298	1:666	18.78%	765
77	Edim	5,276	1:668	80.43%	2,313
78	Ibor	5,180	1:681	62.85%	1,933
79	Musa	5,175	1:681	0.17%	2
80	Umo	5,138	1:686	31.57%	1,136
81	Obot	5,111	1:690	11.97%	552
82	Ene	5,079	1:694	17.73%	753
83	Etuk	5,047	1:699	12.20%	573
84	Godwin	5,026	1:702	2.43%	106
85	Chukwu	5,021	1:702	1.38%	58
86	Igwe	5,015	1:703	1.40%	59
87	Paul	5,010	1:704	2.62%	112
88	Enya	5,005	1:704	55.08%	1,799
88	Okafor	5,005	1:704	1.00%	37
90	Friday	4,973	1:709	3.73%	171
91	Eko	4,754	1:742	36.81%	1,386
92	Ukam	4,727	1:746	81.65%	2,566
93	Eyong	4,647	1:759	84.83%	2,691
94	Oyama	4,642	1:760	78.95%	2,527
94	Sam	4,642	1:760	10.58%	531
96	Egwu	4,568	1:772	8.15%	428
97	Ovat	4,472	1:788	82.63%	2,716
98	Osang	4,450	1:792	67.81%	2,312
99	Michael	4,445	1:793	3.40%	173

100	Osim	4,418	1:798	66.73%	2,301
101	William	4,349	1:811	7.62%	417
102	Orok	4,253	1:829	52.08%	1,949
103	Ebri	4,232	1:833	82.70%	2,830
104	Iwara	4,226	1:834	84.18%	2,876
105	Abua	4,205	1:838	53.15%	1,991
105	Thomas	4,205	1:838	3.55%	192
107	Solomon	4,152	1:849	2.58%	144
108	Ibrahim	4,136	1:852	0.12%	1
109	Mbang	4,061	1:868	65.17%	2,412
110	Ndifon	4,024	1:876	92.25%	3,239
111	Francis	3,992	1:883	3.92%	232
112	Ebong	3,928	1:898	16.45%	864
112	Obo	3,928	1:898	44.55%	1,834
114	Nsa	3,912	1:901	51.88%	2,062
115	Ogban	3,864	1:912	81.30%	3,004
116	Ntui	3,848	1:916	94.52%	3,408
117	Isaac	3,821	1:923	2.76%	165
118	Umoren	3,747	1:941	11.34%	688
119	Uko	3,731	1:945	10.76%	667
120	Micheal	3,725	1:947	2.65%	164
121	Nkanu	3,709	1:951	84.72%	3,220
122	Mohammed	3,704	1:952	0.16%	5
123	Eni	3,677	1:959	35.90%	1,643
124	Ettah	3,667	1:962	76.28%	2,975
125	Agwu	3,646	1:967	5.70%	358
125	Anthony	3,646	1:967	2.89%	178
127	Henshaw	3,630	1:971	41.84%	1,863
128	Ime	3,619	1:974	17.91%	975
129	Patrick	3,614	1:976	4.63%	291
130	Okey	3,598	1:980	41.50%	1,867
130	Ugbe	3,598	1:980	56.31%	2,365
132	Owan	3,587	1:983	75.66%	3,012
133	Ogbeche	3,571	1:987	53.55%	2,283
134	Eneji	3,475	1:1,015	59.35%	2,539
135	Ayang	3,464	1:1,018	80.52%	3,264
136	Jackson	3,443	1:1,024	7.09%	483
137	Duke	3,427	1:1,029	34.19%	1,671
138	Abam	3,379	1:1,043	53.02%	2,370
139	Sampson	3,363	1:1,048	8.47%	599
140	Abeng	3,352	1:1,052	84.39%	3,476
141	Abubakar	3,342	1:1,055	0.12%	3
141	Ali	3,342	1:1,055	0.29%	14
143	Isong	3,336	1:1,057	22.94%	1,248
144	Adamu	3,310	1:1,065	0.16%	7
145	Akong	3,272	1:1,078	85.39%	3,589
145	Okpo	3,272	1:1,078	14.59%	901
147	Asu	3,262	1:1,081	66.57%	2,925
147	Dan	3,262	1:1,081	9.51%	675
149	Kanu	3,246	1:1,086	7.37%	529
150	Williams	3,198	1:1,103	4.13%	296
151	Agu	3,187	1:1,106	1.98%	143
152	Udom	3,145	1:1,121	11.09%	763
153	Sani	3,139	1:1,123	0.14%	6
154	Egba	3,134	1:1,125	25.00%	1,415
155	Enyi	3,123	1:1,129	14.71%	939
156	Akan	3,102	1:1,137	24.64%	1,412
157	Joshua	3,097	1:1,138	2.13%	159
158	Ayo	3,091	1:1,141	8.99%	672
159	Ibe	3,081	1:1,144	2.09%	155
160	Okoh	3,027	1:1,165	2.91%	224
161	Eyam	3,006	1:1,173	90.30%	4,070
162	Edu	3,001	1:1,175	32.59%	1,779
163	Orim	2,995	1:1,177	86.39%	3,915
164	Obongha	2,974	1:1,186	86.93%	3,969
164	Wonah	2,974	1:1,186	65.75%	3,138
166	Jonah	2,953	1:1,194	4.15%	328
166	Stephen	2,953	1:1,194	2.76%	217
168	Agim	2,926	1:1,205	51.59%	2,608
169	Oden	2,915	1:1,210	80.50%	3,766
170	Ikpeme	2,905	1:1,214	65.11%	3,177
170	Oku	2,905	1:1,214	27.71%	1,619
172	Thompson	2,862	1:1,232	6.43%	526
173	Okokon	2,830	1:1,246	37.00%	2,043
174	Itam	2,803	1:1,258	71.02%	3,500
175	Okeke	2,798	1:1,260	0.66%	43
175	Robert	2,798	1:1,260	7.58%	637
177	Ekpeyong	2,771	1:1,272	36.64%	2,060
177	Nya	2,771	1:1,272	54.25%	2,833
179	Okorie	2,739	1:1,287	1.46%	115
180	Victor	2,707	1:1,303	3.88%	335
181	Uket	2,686	1:1,313	82.62%	4,144
182	Eke	2,670	1:1,321	1.94%	166
183	Onen	2,665	1:1,323	84.07%	4,221
184	Omang	2,649	1:1,331	80.32%	4,096
185	Ogbaji	2,628	1:1,342	17.70%	1,229
185	Ogbonna	2,628	1:1,342	1.09%	89
185	Usani	2,628	1:1,342	21.42%	1,434
188	Dickson	2,606	1:1,353	4.97%	458
189	Ndem	2,596	1:1,358	38.86%	2,277
190	Jimmy	2,569	1:1,372	9.40%	785
191	Augustine	2,564	1:1,375	3.24%	287
192	Udie	2,558	1:1,378	75.75%	4,012
193	Elemi	2,553	1:1,381	76.30%	4,048
194	Mba	2,548	1:1,384	3.25%	290
195	Ayi	2,526	1:1,396	57.29%	3,201
196	Idagu	2,505	1:1,408	70.29%	3,811
197	Ajah	2,462	1:1,432	5.98%	577
197	Ekeng	2,462	1:1,432	64.53%	3,607
199	Gabriel	2,452	1:1,438	2.12%	198

200	Christopher	2,398	1:1,470	3.03%	288
201	Effanga	2,393	1:1,473	61.79%	3,560
202	Takon	2,372	1:1,486	88.94%	4,860
202	Tawo	2,372	1:1,486	78.86%	4,412
204	Usman	2,366	1:1,490	0.13%	8
205	Ani	2,345	1:1,504	1.12%	104
205	Ibanga	2,345	1:1,504	9.62%	850
205	Simon	2,345	1:1,504	1.79%	172
208	Nwankwo	2,329	1:1,514	0.77%	69
209	Abdullahi	2,308	1:1,528	0.09%	4
210	Okonkwo	2,302	1:1,532	0.90%	81
211	Adam	2,297	1:1,535	0.81%	73
211	Eshiet	2,297	1:1,535	15.51%	1,231
213	Inaku	2,292	1:1,538	72.79%	4,245
214	Baba	2,286	1:1,542	0.60%	53
215	Elijah	2,260	1:1,560	4.72%	485
216	Nelson	2,244	1:1,571	5.96%	626
217	Odama	2,238	1:1,575	55.78%	3,445
218	Amos	2,233	1:1,579	1.52%	156
219	Eba	2,222	1:1,587	53.23%	3,341
220	Benson	2,217	1:1,590	3.80%	396
221	Akam	2,212	1:1,594	28.04%	1,996
222	Ebi	2,206	1:1,598	14.28%	1,196
223	Mathew	2,201	1:1,602	2.16%	230
223	Ndoma	2,201	1:1,602	85.48%	4,987
225	Akpa	2,196	1:1,606	6.97%	704
226	Akpama	2,185	1:1,614	60.86%	3,788
227	Frank	2,164	1:1,629	4.86%	525
227	Muhammed	2,164	1:1,629	0.13%	11
229	Odo	2,159	1:1,633	1.96%	207
229	Samson	2,159	1:1,633	2.10%	228
231	Adoga	2,153	1:1,638	17.78%	1,445
231	Akpabio	2,153	1:1,638	12.42%	1,094
233	Clement	2,132	1:1,654	3.82%	433
234	Ephraim	2,127	1:1,658	14.51%	1,238
235	Attah	2,121	1:1,662	4.06%	459
236	Undie	2,116	1:1,666	79.28%	4,854
237	Njoku	2,105	1:1,675	0.78%	77
238	Abu	2,100	1:1,679	1.09%	109
239	Ayuk	2,095	1:1,683	88.03%	5,328
240	Adah	2,089	1:1,688	7.92%	807
240	Ikade	2,089	1:1,688	74.03%	4,640
242	Ede	2,079	1:1,696	2.82%	313
243	Ele	2,073	1:1,701	45.92%	3,143
243	Iyaji	2,073	1:1,701	37.17%	2,652
245	Odok	2,068	1:1,705	82.82%	5,115
246	Aniah	2,041	1:1,728	81.02%	5,081
247	Charles	2,036	1:1,732	4.71%	541
248	Erim	2,031	1:1,736	83.82%	5,256
249	Uche	2,025	1:1,741	1.49%	167
250	Abraham	2,004	1:1,759	2.33%	270
250	Lukpata	2,004	1:1,759	85.28%	5,403
252	Nweke	1,993	1:1,769	0.87%	93
252	Philip	1,993	1:1,769	2.74%	320
254	Akomaye	1,977	1:1,783	76.90%	4,998
254	Neji	1,977	1:1,783	76.84%	4,993
256	Nku	1,972	1:1,788	74.33%	4,878
256	Obasi	1,972	1:1,788	1.54%	176
258	Ayim	1,956	1:1,803	68.01%	4,561
258	Irek	1,956	1:1,803	78.90%	5,145
260	Henry	1,945	1:1,813	4.27%	513
261	Orji	1,940	1:1,817	1.08%	123
262	Akwaji	1,935	1:1,822	67.94%	4,611
262	Ogbudu	1,935	1:1,822	42.44%	3,123
264	Esu	1,929	1:1,828	22.21%	1,861
264	Willie	1,929	1:1,828	12.65%	1,207
266	Umar	1,924	1:1,833	0.10%	9
267	Nwachukwu	1,919	1:1,837	0.59%	65
268	Edward	1,903	1:1,853	4.42%	545
269	Uno	1,881	1:1,874	52.63%	3,802
270	Atim	1,871	1:1,884	24.43%	2,039
270	Pius	1,871	1:1,884	3.37%	434
272	Ogbor	1,860	1:1,896	33.59%	2,667
273	Obono	1,849	1:1,907	78.85%	5,415
274	Ugbong	1,844	1:1,912	77.09%	5,309
275	Dominic	1,828	1:1,929	5.26%	666
276	Achu	1,823	1:1,934	30.47%	2,493
276	Benjamin	1,823	1:1,934	2.38%	303
278	Ejim	1,801	1:1,958	18.44%	1,707
278	Roland	1,801	1:1,958	20.48%	1,837
278	Ugbem	1,801	1:1,958	61.55%	4,505
281	Egede	1,796	1:1,963	16.86%	1,603
282	Agbo	1,775	1:1,986	1.24%	162
282	Ikpe	1,775	1:1,986	8.82%	977
282	Ufot	1,775	1:1,986	9.83%	1,070
285	Ibu	1,769	1:1,993	38.06%	3,077
286	Oka	1,759	1:2,004	27.60%	2,369
287	Brown	1,748	1:2,017	6.27%	775
287	Ekpang	1,748	1:2,017	80.18%	5,757
287	Obaji	1,748	1:2,017	15.24%	1,514
290	Ochui	1,737	1:2,030	85.06%	6,081
291	Felix	1,727	1:2,042	3.18%	444
291	Okem	1,727	1:2,042	60.13%	4,567
293	Ujong	1,716	1:2,055	87.60%	6,292
294	Andrew	1,695	1:2,080	2.22%	306
294	Egbai	1,695	1:2,080	82.52%	6,052
296	Oyom	1,690	1:2,086	77.42%	5,749
297	Aja	1,679	1:2,100	8.04%	949
297	Umana	1,679	1:2,100	10.81%	1,191
299	Eje	1,652	1:2,134	12.49%	1,350

299	Nyiam	1,652	1:2,134	72.81%	5,562
299	Usoro	1,652	1:2,134	10.09%	1,131
302	Aliyu	1,636	1:2,155	0.12%	12
303	Agara	1,631	1:2,162	45.08%	3,769
304	Ugwu	1,626	1:2,168	0.53%	68
305	Ekwere	1,620	1:2,176	10.87%	1,227
305	Ibok	1,620	1:2,176	14.35%	1,530
305	Kekong	1,620	1:2,176	77.36%	5,959
308	Abuo	1,610	1:2,190	68.10%	5,371
308	Etukudo	1,610	1:2,190	6.44%	840
308	Obu	1,610	1:2,190	22.89%	2,194
311	Igri	1,604	1:2,198	82.72%	6,341
311	Nwafor	1,604	1:2,198	0.75%	98
313	Emeka	1,599	1:2,205	1.92%	279
314	Okoye	1,588	1:2,220	0.58%	76
315	Modey	1,578	1:2,234	88.45%	6,765
316	Matthew	1,567	1:2,250	2.53%	368
317	Ogbu	1,562	1:2,257	1.26%	185
318	Agabi	1,551	1:2,273	18.88%	1,935
318	Yusuf	1,551	1:2,273	0.12%	13
320	Antigha	1,540	1:2,290	52.69%	4,509
321	Wilson	1,535	1:2,297	4.46%	671
322	Atu	1,530	1:2,304	20.31%	2,065
323	Ojah	1,524	1:2,314	41.51%	3,710
323	Ojo	1,524	1:2,314	0.37%	47
325	Igiri	1,519	1:2,321	28.32%	2,738
325	Ikong	1,519	1:2,321	60.09%	5,063
327	Arong	1,514	1:2,329	84.58%	6,745
327	Igbang	1,514	1:2,329	64.56%	5,415
327	Ude	1,514	1:2,329	2.17%	333
330	Amadi	1,503	1:2,346	0.26%	33
331	Idu	1,492	1:2,363	15.05%	1,694
332	Ike	1,487	1:2,371	1.44%	227
333	Edom	1,482	1:2,379	47.61%	4,283